Cotton seed production increase from 80,000 to 133,000 in three years

• Published date: 22 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The nation's cotton seed production has increased from 80, 000 to 133, 000 in three years, the President, National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), Anibe Achimugu has revealed.

According to him, between the 2019-2022 seed cotton production rose from 80 to 133,000, as its inclusion in the Anchor Borrowers program has resuscitated the sector.

Achimugu said the wisdom to focus on cotton farming has increased the number of cotton farmers under NACOTAN from 67,000 in 2019 to more than 200,000 in 2022.

Pressed further, he said, ginning factories that were moribund have increased from 7-23 as they operate at improved capacities, pointing that workers are always at work with wages paid as at when due.

The NACOTAN boss who disclosed this at the Nigerian International Cotton Summit and Expo 2023 as part of activities marking the 25th anniversary of NACOTAN in Abuja, however, lamented that lack of purpose and foresight by some stakeholders led to importation of textiles and garments into the country.

Thankfully, Achimugu said the Executive Order 003 by President Muhammadu Buhari mandating military, para-military to obtain their uniforms locally has been very helpful in resuscitating the sector.

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